Stock feed-bucket.



J. E. ALEXANDER,

STCK FEED BUCKET,

APPLICATION FILED APR. 30. 1909.

Patente Apr. 5, i910.

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Be it knoivn that l? JOHN l?. ALEXANDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the county ot Franklin and State of Ghio, haveinvented certain nev.Y and usei'ul lmprovements in Stock Feed- Buokets,et which the following is aspecilication.

My invention relates to thev improvement of stock feed-buckets, and theobjects ot my invention are to provide an improved construction of feedbucket. in Which trie leed will be gradually ted into a feedingcoinpartinent at the bottoni thereof; to provide inea-ns tor increasingor decreasing the size ot the opening between the supply chamber andfeeding compartment; to so construct my improved lieed bucket to admitot the saine being converted troni a double to a single compartmentbucket or vice versa, and to provide other iniprovenients in details otfconstruction and arrangement of parts which will be more 'lully pointedout hereinafter. 'lhoso ol'jects l. accomplish in the manner illustratedin the accouijninying drawing, in which:

Figure l` a central vertical sflctiam olf my' in'ipro'ved leed bueke/ i.plan view olE thel saine7 and. Fig a detail sec tional. 'Tien' on line,wm-a; ot vFig. l.

Similar runner-als reifer to similar parts throughout the severalvicvvs.

ln carrying out my invention. l provide a. bucket body, which comprisesa curved, flaring portion l and a rearwardly extending hopper or feedsupply portion the side walls of which torni straight continua.- tionsot the curved portion l. The flat or straight rear Wall ot the portion2, which indicated at 2'?, is inclined to meet the edge of the rear haltof the circular bottoni 3 of the bucket body. It also obvious that theloiver portions et the side Walls 2l oit the supply section 2. areinclined and curved to contorni to the edge curve ot said circularbottom. ln this manner, it Will be observed that a bucket body isproduced Which comprises a curved, {lai-ing portion and a substantiallyrectangular extension therefrom.

ln the rear wall Q, l torni suitable openings e, which permit ot' theengagement of the bucket body with. supporting nails or hooks projecting'trein a sta-ble or stall framework and it is obvious that other'desirable means may be employed lor supporting the substantially planerear Wall ot Speceation of Letters Patent.

Application led April 3G, 1909. Serial No.

"latenterl Apr. 5, liteit?.

the bucket body in contact with a stable or stall Wall.

Secured to the inner Wall surface of the bucket body adjacent to thejunctions ot the. curved and straight portions thereof. are oppositelylocated vertical keeper plates 5, each oit which comprises a flatattaching portion and a longitudinally projecting hook or keeper 5b,These keeper plates are et less height than the height et the bucketbody and the keeper members 5 thereof, are adapted to receive slid-ablythe rounded vcrtical edge portions 6a ot a semi-circular partition plate6 which when thus inserted Within the bucket body, curves in theopposite dir ction trom the bucket member or portion 1 and forms inconjunction With the latter a substantially circular feeding chambei'.

ln the construction ot the partition 6, it will be observed that l fornithe vertical and top edges tliereot with rounded or bead-likeprojections Which are produced by looping or bending saidredges about astitlening Wire T and by reiter-ence to Fig. l olf the draiving' it willbe seen that. the vertical portions ot this u ire entend sligh ly belowthe lower end oit the partition, so that when the partition is l'orcedto its lorvest limit, the contact et the lower ends oli said Wire withthe bottoni ol the bucket body.A results in the torina* tion of anopening' 8 between the lovver edge of the partition and the bucketbottoni. thereby providing at all. times a communication between theinterior of the body extension 2 and the substantially circular feedingchainber.

9 represents a bail Which is ot the usual torni and which has its endslooped into engagement With the eyes ot oppositely loca 'ed lugs l() ofthe bucket body.

While the partition edge beads 6a, are slidable Within the keepermembers 5bg a suliiciently close tit is provided between said parts, topermit ot the raising and lowering ot the partition and at the same timehold the latter, by reason ot' trictional engagementot the parts at suchheight as may be desirable. As Will be understood, the feed isintroduced into the hopjier-like extension 2 of the body and finds itsivay in comparatively small quantities through the opening S into the'feeding chamber, vvhere it is consinned.

lt is obvious that by raising the partition to a greater height from thebottom of the bucket body and thereby increasing the size of the openingS, the amount of feed discharged into the feed chamber, Will beincreased. In case it is desired to use the bucket as a singlecompartment body, the partition may be entirely removed and for thepurpose of convenience in shipping, Where the nesting of the buckets isdesirable, the partitions may be detached from the bucket body andinserted Within and parallel With the rounded portion l of the bucketbody, the partition 6 beingmade to occupy a comparatively small portionof the interior of the bucket. Since both the bucket body and thepartition are preferably formed of sheet metal, the partitions Will besuiiiciently flexible to yield to permit their sides to spread apart tothe necessary extent When they are moved upwardly, While still inengagement With the outwardly and oppositely flaring keeper plates.

F rom the construction described, it will be seen that a simple andexceedingly convenient feed bucket is provided, which will serve thepurposes equally Well of a feed box and Water bucket, as it Will be seenthat said bucket may be utilized to contain or carry Water as Well ascontain feed for the horse or other animal.

lWhat I claim, is:

l. ln a feed bucket, the combination with a body portion having asubstantially plane Walled extension at one side thereof of equal heightwith said bucket body, of a concavo convex partition verticallyadjustable in said bucket body, and means for detachably sup portingsaid partition Within said bucket body.

2. In a feed bucket, the combination With a body portion having asubstantially plane Walled extension at one side thereof, keeper platesfixed on the inner sides of said bucket body substantially at thebeginning of said plane Walled extension, and a concave convexpartition, t-he straight edge portions of L which are adapted toadjustably engage said keeper plates and to slide vertically therein.

3. ln a feed bucket, the combination With a body portion, having` asubstantially plane Walled extension at one side thereof, keeper platesfixed on the inner sides of said bucket body substantially at thebeginning of said plane Walled extension, a concave convex partition,the straight edge portions of which are adapted to adjustably engagesaid keeper plates and to slide vertically therein, and means forspacing said partition from the bottom of the bucket when said partitionis at its lowest limit of movement.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOI N F. ALEXANDER.

fitnesses A. L. PHnLPs, L. CARL S'roncrrrox.

